Why do we usually sleep at night? What happens when we don’t sleep? Expert insights into this essential part of our lives

By Karine Scheuermaier, Associate Professor in Physiology, Chair of Science Committee, South African Society for Sleep and Health, Member of the World Sleep Society, University of the Witwatersrand
Alison Bentley, Honorary Lecturer in Family Medicine, University of the Witwatersrand
Dale Rae, Director of Sleep Science and associate professor at the Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Cape Town
Francesc Xavier Gomez-Olive Casas, Research Manager at MRC/Wits Agincourt Research Unit, University of the Witwatersrand
Gosia Lipinska, Associate Professor, University of Cape Town
Jonathan Davy, Senior lecturer, Rhodes University
Joshua Davimes, Senior Lecturer in Anatomical Sciences, University of the Witwatersrand
Nomathemba Chandiwana, Principal Scientist at Ezintsha,, University of the Witwatersrand
Oluwatosin Olorunmoteni, Neurodevelopmental Paediatrician, Obafemi Awolowo University

Sleep is an essential part of life. What happens when we don’t get enough sleep and how do we ensure that we do?

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